Seoul to maintain Ukraine aid despite spat over North Korea prisoner transfer
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Seoul reassures allies that aid will continue as efforts proceed to resolve the row over Zelensky’s disclosure of the POW repatriation
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The Korea Times Published: 5:35pm, 15 Oct 2026 South Korea will continue supporting Ukraine “as a responsible member of the international community” despite a diplomatic dispute over the disclosure of two North Korean prisoners of war being repatriated to the South, a foreign ministry official said on Thursday.
The official said Seoul would treat its help to Ukraine separately from the dispute, while continuing bilateral consultations to resolve outstanding issues.
The remarks came after South Korean Ambassador to Ukraine Park Ki-chang was recalled to Seoul on Saturday, following a spat over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ’s public disclosure of the transfer during his UN General Assembly speech on September 23. The ambassador’s recall was one of several options Seoul considered after the disclosure, which it says breached a confidentiality arrangement intended to protect the soldiers and their families in North Korea . Select Voice Select Speed 0.8x 0.9x 1.0x 1.1x 1.2x 1.5x 1.75x 00:00 00:00 1x AI-generated voice
